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Illustration on Cover, Front

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Penciller(s): ? (photograph)

Inker(s): ? (photograph)

Colorist(s): ? (photograph)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: romantic

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Pages: 1

Job Number: ?

Notes: Photo Cover

I Learned What it Meant to Be Jilted!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Natalie Krigstein

Penciller(s): Bill Everett

Inker(s): Bill Everett

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bill Everett

Subject Matter

Genres: romantic

Character(s): Claire Hall; Lon; Mark Grant; Billie Day; Jane; Johnny; Mr. Fleming

Synopsis: Claire gets jilted by fiancé Lon and swears to never fall in love again. She gets a new job as secretary to Mark Grant, publisher of "Bi-Focal" glamour magazine. She tries to hide her feelings for Mark as he falls for fashion model Billie Day. One day in the dark room Mark kisses Claire by mistake and she realizes she is madly in love with Mark. Billie leaves Mark for a film career with Mr. Fleming. Mark tries to get over Billie and starts dating Claire. Lon appears and wants Claire. She refuses. Billie comes back and wants Mark. He refuses. Mark and Claire end up with each other.

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Pages: 7

Job Number: 6490

Notes: Writer information from AtlasTales.com and confirmed per biblio info published in Robin Snyder's The Comics, Vol 27, No. 5, May 2016.

Am I in Love?

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Lin Streeter

Inker(s): Lin Streeter

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: romantic

Character(s): j___L____; Dick

Synopsis: Written in form of writing a letter to Best Love. J.L(name not revealed) writes that she met Dick when he rescued her when she had a cramp while swimming. They began to date and Dick said he loved her. He wanted to know if she loved him, but she said she didn't know. She wanted him to write her and she will think about it. He keeps writing and has now proposed. Does she really love him or is it just an infatuation? Was it just a summer romance? Well readers what do you think? Send in your opinion to Best Love.

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Pages: 1

With Tears in My Heart!

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Mike Sekowsky

Inker(s): Vince Alascia; Christopher Rule

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: romantic

Character(s): Eve Flint; Burt Farrell; Alderman Flint; Dr. Evans; Mr. Crane; Jarvis (the Butler); Helen (the Maid)

Synopsis: Eve is expecting Burt to propose at dinner, which he does. She accepts. Her father asks Burt to support his bill he is proposing for a highway on the South Side of town. Burt tells him no, that he will not support it due to Mr. Flint owning the land on the south side and he will be the only one to profit. Mr. Flint tells Burt he does not own land there. Burt tells him he knows he does. This leads to Mr. Flint having a heart attack. Burt attacks Flint's plan in his newspaper and his bill is defeated. He has another heart attack and Eve blames Burt. Burt was right and they reunite.

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Pages: 8

Job Number: 6138

Notes: Christopher Rule appears to take over the inking on the final two pages.

Case File on Love

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): B. C. (signed)

Inker(s): B. C. (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: romantic

Character(s): Odelys (Ody) Bergstrom; Mary Huber; Hal; Timmy Regan; Theodore Stockdale (Ted Regan)

Synopsis: Social worker Ody Bergstrom wants the Timmy Regan case and gets it over her fiancé Hal. She goes to the house and introduces herself to Timmy and his older brother Ted. She tells Ted that he needs to clean up the house and be more supportive of Timmy. She also wants Timmy to come to the dance tonight. Ted says he will clean up the house and get Timmy there if she will dance with him. Ody says no deals but she will see him at the dance. Ted arrives and cuts in on Hal and dances with Ody. They fall in love but Ted is really socialite Theodore Stockdale. All ends well.

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Pages: 2

Job Number: 6562

Notes: Two small illustrations are both initialed "B.C.".

Can a Girl Love Her Sworn Enemy?

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Pete Tumlinson

Inker(s): Pete Tumlinson ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: romantic

Character(s): Vanya Tauhof; Captain Kurt Helgar; Nazi Commandant: Mr. Toser; Pegley (Code name for undercover operative); Peter, Doctor

Synopsis: Vanya is an operative for the Polish underground helping smuggle children to the Allies. She is working at Nazi headquarters as secretary for her new boss Captain Kurt Helgar and supplies information to the underground. The last movement of children is to take place but one is sick so they have to call a doctor who must report it. They have to move quickly and take all the children. The Nazis are after them in a boat but another boat approaches and rams the Nazis. It is Pegley. They bring him on board and discover that it is Kurt. Vanya and Kurt go to America and live happily ever after

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Pages: 8

Job Number: 6483